Three PKK militants killed in southeastern Turkey

TUNCELİ - Anatolia News Agency

Turkish Armed Forces photo

Three alleged members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in clashes in the southeastern province of Tunceli yesterday.
 
A squadron of Turkish soldiers on patrol near the Ovacık district of Tunceli encountered a group of PKK militants at around 7:00 p.m.
 
A firefight erupted between the two sides after the militants refused the soldiers' calls to surrender. Three militants were killed in the clashes. 
 
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.